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GEORGE GODDU, OF WINCHESTER, "MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF ZA'IEESGN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

' MACHINE FOR SETTING FASTENERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

Application filed July 27, 1905. Serial No. 271,426.

tain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Setting Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to machines for setting fasteners, and more particularly to machines for setting lacing hooks, although certain features of the invention are also applicable to machines for setting other forms of fasteners, such, for instance, as studs, eyelets or rivets.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved machine for setting lacing hooks adapted to set hooks'in two oppositely disposed layers of material, such, for instance, as the opposite sides of a shoe upper.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved mechanism for actuating the work-holding clamps of fastener setting machines.

()ther objects of the invention are to improve the construction, arrangement and mode of operation of the setting dies and the work-feeding and hook-feeding mechanism of lacing hook setting machines.

With these objects in view, a feature of the present invention consists in the provision in a machine for setting lacing hooks, of reversely arranged rip-setting dies adapted to be located between two layers of material, hook-setting dies cooperating therewith to set the lacing hooks, and means for delivering a hook into the required position between each rip-setting die and its cooperating hook-setting die. In the machine hereinafter described as embodying the various features of the present invention, the hooks are set successively'on each .layer of material. and in order to feed the work to properly space the books, the lip-setting dies are moved laterally. This lateral feeding movement of the upsetting dies in a machine adapted to set hooks upon two layers of material, is believed to be new and constitutes a feature of the present invention.

That feature of the present invention 'which relates to improved mechanism for actuatingthe work-holding clamps contemplates the provision of automatic mechanism for actuating the clamps to hold the work during the operation of the setting dies, and to release the work while the work is being fed, and automatic mechanism under the control. of the operator for actuating the clamps to allow Work to be removed from and inserted in the machine. This feature of th'e invention is not limited to use in connection with machines for setting lacing hooks, but may be used in connection with machinesfor setting other forms of fasteners.

setting machines, and consist in certain improved. constructions and arrangements of the hook-setting dies and of the mechanism for separating hooks from the raceways and delivering them to the dies and for feeding the work to space the hooks. These features of the invention are not, however, limited to use in hook-setting machines adapted to set hooks in two layers of material, except where such limitations are expressly stated in the claims.

Other features of the present invention consist in certain devices, combinations'and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed, the advantages of which will be obvious to those skilled in the art, from the following description.

A lacinghook setting machine embodying the various: features of the present invention in their preferredform is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l'is a view in elevation of one end of the machine; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the other end of the machine with the hand pulley at the end of the driving shaft removed and the driving shaft shown in section; Fig. 3 is a plan view of thefmachine looking down from above at an angle of 45 to the vertical; fit is a view in rear elevation of the machine; Fig. 5 is a detail view partly in section of the rear end of one of the levers for actuating the hook-setting plungers; Fig. 6 is a detail view of a portion of the mechanism under the control of the openator for actuating the work-holding clamps to allow work to be inserted in and removed from the machine; Fig. 7 is a plan view of the treadle mechanism at the base of the machine from which the operation of the machine is controlled; Fig. 8 is a view in front elevation of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a detail view in side elevation, partly in section, of the up-setting dies, the hook-setting plunger-s and the parts associated therewith; Fig. 10 is a view in front elevation of the parts illustrated in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a detail plan view of the parts illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, with the lever for actuating the upper hook-setting plunger omitted and also showing a portion .of themechanism for actuating the up-setting dies to feed the work; Fig. 12 is a detail plan view similar to Fig. 11, with certain of the parts shown in section; Fig. 13 is a detail plan view similar to Fig. 3, illustrating particularly the mechanism for transferring the hooks from the raceways to the up-setting plungers; and Fig. 14 is a detail view of a portion of the mechanism illus trated in Fig. 3, illustrating the position of the parts when the feeding lingers are in retracted position.

The up-setting dies are indicated at 1 and, as shown, are two in number, and are arranged in axial alinement with each other on an arm or tongue 2 projecting from a frame 3, the dies being oppositely disposed with relation to each other and being se cured in the arm 2 by means of a set-screw 1. The arm 2 is adapted to extend between two layers of material so that the up-setting dies can be located between the layers of material and cooperate with hook-setting dies to set hooks in both layers.

The hool-:setting dies which cooperate with the rip-setting dies comprise plungers 5 provided at their inner ends or at the ends adjacent the up-setting dies, with ribs or flanges 6 extending across the line of feed and adapted to enter the slot between the head and barrel of a hook. These plungers may, therefore, be termed hook holders or carriers. The plungers 5 are reversely ar ranged with relation to each other and are mounted to move toward and from the upsetting dies in guideways formed in blocks 7 rigidly secured to the main frame of the machine. The plungers are normally held in retracted position by means of springs 8 coiled around the plungers and interposed between the blocks 7 and nuts on the outer ends of the plungers.

Each hook-setting plunger 5 is forced toward its cooperating lip-setting die by means of a plunger 9, the inner end of which is recessed as indicated in Fig. 9 to embrace the head of a hook upon the flange 6 of the lip-setting plunger, and which when forced toward the flange of the plunger engages the flange and forces the plunger toward the hook-setting die. Each plunger 9 is provided with a spring-pressed pin 10, the movement of which with relation to the plunger is limited by a cross-pin 11 engaging a groove formed in the side of the pin 10. As the plungers 9 are forced toward the flanges 6 of the hook-setting plungers, the pins 10 engage the heads of the hooks and hold the hooks in position during the setting operation. The ends of the pins 10 which engage the heads of the hooks are coneaved and serve to accurately center the hooks. The plungers 9 are mounted to reciprocate inguideways formed in arms projecting from the frame 3 above and below the arm 2 in which the lip-setting dies are mounted.

Reciprocating movements are imparted to the plungcrs J at the proper times during the operation of the machine by means of hell crank levers l2 and 13 pivotally mounted upon the main frame of the machine and provided at their forward ends with blocks 1% which engage the outer ends of the plungers. Each block 14. is provided with a shoulder 15 adapted to bear upon the outer end of a plunger 9, as best illustrated in Fig. 9, and with a projection 16 adapted to extend beneath a projection 17 on the plun ger. The plungers are thus positively recip roeated in both directions from the levers 12 and 13. In order to vary the extent of the movements imparted to the plungers 9 as may be desired, the blocks 1% are adjustably secured to the levers 12 and 13 by means of adjusting worms 1S journaled in the levers and meshing with teeth upon the blocks, and by means of bolts 19 passing through elongated slots in the blocks. The inner ends of the levers are provided with intermeshing teeth, and the lever 13 is provided with a rearwardly projecting arm upon which is mounted a cam roll engaging the groove of a cam secured upon the main driving shaft 20 of the machine. Both levers 12 and 13 are thus actuated from the same cam on. the driving shaft, and the plungers 9 are reciprocated toward and from each other simultaneously. In order to prevent injury to the parts in case a hook is not in prope position when the plungers are actuated to set the hooks, the cam roll instead of being mounted directly upon the lever 13, is mounted upon an arm 21 (see Fig. pivotally connected to th lever so as to be capable of a slight movement with relation thereto, and is acted upon by a stiff coiled spring 22 interposed between the inner end of the arm and a screw 23 having a screw-threaded engement with the lever.

The feeding movement of the work to properly space the hooks in the two layers of material is produced by moving the apsetting dies laterally, and to enable the dies to be so moved the frame is pivotally mounted upon the main frame of the machine so as to be capable of a lateral swinging movement. The lateral swinging movements are imparted to the frame 3 by means of a cam-actuated lever 24 pivotally mounted upon the main frame of the machine and connected at its forward end to the frame 3 by means of links 25 and 26. The links 25 and 26 are pivotally connected together, and are also pivotally connected to an arm 2'? pivot-ally mounted upon a feed-regulating arm 28, which arm is pivotally mounted at 29 (see Fig. 2 upon the main frame of the machine. The lateral feeding movement of the frame 3 takes place after the hooks have s been set and before the hook-setting plungers are retracted, and during the feeding movement of the frame 3 the plungers 9 and pins 10 move laterally in the line of feed with the rip-setting dies. he hook-setting plungers 5, however, being mounted upon a fixed portion of the machine frame, are not moved laterally during the lateral movement of the frame 3. The up-setting dies remain in engagement with the hooks and act to feed the work, the hooks at the same time being removed sidewise from the hooksetting plungers, which, as soon as the plungers 9 pass out of engagement therewith, are returned to their original retracted position by the springs 8. During the continued feeding movement of the lip-setting dies after the hooks have been removed from the hook-setting plunger-s, the hooks are held in engagement with the Lip-setting dies by the spring-pressed pins 10 in the plungers 9. At the completion of the work-feeding move ment the plungers 9 are retracted and the frame 3 returns to its original position with the plungers 9 and the Lip-setting dies in line with the flanges 6 of the hook-setting plungers.

The work is guided and held in the proper position as it is fed through the machine by means of a guide-plate 30 which is secured to a stationary portion of the machine frame and by means of edge guides 31 adjustably secured to the guide-plate and provided with overhanging wings 32. The guideplate 30 extends in front of the arm 2 in which the rip-setting dies are mounted and extends beyond the lip-setting dies in the direction of feed, and is provided in its rear edge with a slot as indicated in Figs. 9 and 12, which receives the end of the screw 4 during the lateral movements of the frame 3. Cooperating with the guide-plate 30 are two clamping jaws 33 and 34 located respectively above and below the guide-plate. These clamping aws are formed upon the forward ends of bell crank levers and 3G pivotally mounted upon the main frame of the machine and having their inner ends connected so that the two levers are actuated in uni son. The levers are connected by a coiled spring 37 which acts to move the clamping jaws into engagement with the guide-plate and the lever 36 is provided with a rearwardly extending arm in which is mounted a cam roll 38 which engages the periphery of a cam upon the driving shaft 20, the action of the cam being to actuate the levers and 36 to open the jaws 33 and 34. While the machine is in operation, the clamping jaws 33 and 34 clamp the work against the guideplate at all times except during the feeding of the work, the clamping jaws being in engagement with the work during the setting of the hooks and during the retmarmovement of the rip-setting dies. To allow work to be inserted in and removed from the machine, it is necessary that the jaws and 34 be moved away from the guide-pl ate while the hook-setting plunger-s are in their retracted position. In the Y machine illustrated in the drawings, mechanism under the control of the operator is provided for moving'the clamping aws away from the guideplate automatically when it is desired to insert work in the machine and for moving them toward the guide-plate after work has been inserted and before the hook-setting plungers are actuated. As illustrated (see Fig. 1), this mechanism consists of a lever 39, one end of which extends into a position to engage a projection 40 on the lever 36, and the other end of which isprovided with an arm 41 pivotally mounted thereon, which is connected by a spring 42 to the lever 39 and by a rod 43 to a foot ,treadle, and which is provided with a' cam roll 44 arranged to contact with a projection on one of the cams secured to the driving shaft. The spring 42 tends to hold the arm 41 in such position that the projection on the cam will engage the roll and actuate the lever 39 to separate the clamping jaws 33 and 34 and the projection on the cam is so placed that it engages the roll 44 while the hook-setting plunger-s are in their retracted position. In starting the machine into operation the rod 43 is depressed, as will be hereinafter described, and thus the arm 41 is swung against the ten sion of spring 42 and the spring 3'? permitted to close the jaws 33 and 34 upon the work. While the machine is in operation the rod 43 remains depressed, and consequently the lever 39 is not actuated. When, however, the machine is stopped, the rod 43 is allowed to rise, the roll 44 is brought into the path of movement of the cam, and as the machine comes to rest the lever 39 is actuated and the clamping jaws 33 and 34 are separated The hooksetting dies or hook holders 5 are automatically supplied with hooks at the proper times during the operation of the ma chine by mechanism comprising a hopper in which the hooks are placed loosely, raceways leading from the hopper to the setting dies, a rotary brush which sweeps the hooks from the hopper into the raceways and hook-separating and feeding devices which transfer the hooks from the raceways to the required position between the setting dies.

The raceways are indicated at 45, and consist of plates secured at their upper ends to the hopper L6 and supported near their lower ends by arms l7 projecting from a block 48 secured to the main frame of the machine. The plates 4-5 are adapted to en ter the space between the head and barrel of a hook and thus support the hooks as they pass sidewise along the plates from the hopper to the setting dies. the hooks as they approach the hook-setting dies being oppo sitely disposed with relation to each other so as to be readily transferred from the race w ays to the flanges of the hook-setting plungers or hook carriers. the hooks pass along the plates under the force of gravity, they are held upon the plates and guided by guard plates 49 arranged at right angles to the plates 45 and separated therefrom a suflicient distance to form a slot to receive the necks of the hooks. The guard plates are secured to the hopper at their upper ends and near their lower ends are secured to the block 48.

The mechanism for separating the hooks and for transferring them sidewise from the raceways to the required position on the flanges 6 of the hook-setting plungers, is best illustrated in Figs. 13 and 1. When the hook-setting plungers are in retracted position, the flanges 6 of the plungers are in line with the plates and in effect form extensions of the plates. The hooks are transferred from the raceways to the flanges of the hook-setting plunger-s when the plungers are in their retracted position by means of feeding fingers 50 which are arranged to reciprocate in the direction of the line of feed along the lower ends of the plates 45 and engage the body portion of the lowermost hook on each plate. Each finger 50 is pivotally mounted upon the lower end of a lever 51 and is provided with a rearwardly extending projection which is acted upon by a spring-pressed pin 52 carried by the lever 51, the object of this construction being to allow the ends of the fingers 50 which engage the lacing hooks to move in substantially a straight line. The fingers are guided in their movements by straight portions 53 of the outer edges of the plates d5, which portions of the plates are embraced by flanges 5% on the fingers. The levers 51 are pivotally mounted upon a bracket 55 secured to the block 48 and projecting beyond the plates 45, and are pivotally connected at their upper ends by means of a link 56 to an arm 57 integral with the lever 24-. The feeding fingers 50 are thus actuated from the lever which actuates the rip-setting dies to. feed the work, and the connections between the lever 2 f and the fingers are such that during the feeding movement of the up-setting dies the hootefeeding fingers are retracted, and during the return movement of the rip-setting dies to their original position between the hook-setting plungers, he hook-feeding fingers are advanced. lVhen the hook-reeding fingers are their retracted position as indicated in Fig. l l the lowermost hooks of the raceway are held in position by means of spring-pressed latches 58 pivotally mounted on brackets secured to the plates 4-5. As the feeding fingers advance, the lowermost hooks are engaged by the forward ends, or heads, of the fingers and moved to the required position on the flanges of the hook-setting plungers, as indi rated in Fi 18. lit will be noted that the pivots of the latches 58 are at the ends of the latches disposed at the forward side of the plunger flanges 6, that is, on the end of the latch past which the hook moves on entering on the plunger flange. The latches are thus permitted to yield away from the plunger flanges under the pressure from the entering hooks. As the'hook are moved on to the flanges of the hook-setting plungers, the latches 58 are displaced rearwardly and bear upon the necks of the hooks and thereby hold the necks of the hooks against the edges of the flanges 5. The hooks which remain on the raceways are held in position, at this point in the opera tion of separating and feeding the hooks by the engagement of the lowermost hooks on the raceways with the inner surfaces of the shank portions of the feeding fingers (see Fig. 13). The feeding fingers remain in their advanced position while the hooks are being set and are not retracted a sufficient distance to release the lowermost hooks on the raceways until the hooks which have been set are removed by the feeding movement of the work from the hook-setting plungers. The latches 58 are thus allowed to return to their original position before the feeding fingers release the lowermost hooks on the raceways, and when the fingers are retracted the lowermost hooks are allowed to move downwardly on the raceways until stopped by the latches. During the movement of the hooks from the raceways to the flanges of the hook-setting plungers, the hooks are guided by the en gagement of the spring-pressed latches with the necks of the hooks, and also by the engagement of the projecting ends of the guard-plates d9, the ends of the guardplates being .projected beyond the ends of the plates l5 and above the latches 58, as is clearly shown in Figs. 9, 10, 13 and i l. The projecting ends of the guard-plates l9 form rigid guides which effectually prevent the hooks from being rotated as they are transferred from the plates 45 to the flanges of the hook-setting plungers by the feeding fingers. The feeding fingers push the hooks into the required position on the flanges of the hooksetting plungers, and the correct positioning of the hooks is insured by the latches 58, the projecting ends of the guardplates 49 and the spring-pressed pins 10 in the actuating plungers 9. The latches 58 hold the necks of the hooks pressed against the edges of the flanges of the hook-setting plungers during a portion of the movement of the plungers toward the up-setting dies, and in order that the latches may remain in engagement with the hooks as long as possible they are provided on the sides adjacent the rip-setting dies with projecting flanges 59. To adapt the hook-feeding fingers for operation upon hooks of different sizes, an adjustable connection is provided between the link 56 and the arm 57, this connection (as illustrated in Fig. 13) consisting of a pivot pin 60 eccentrieally mounted in the arm 57. The adjustment of this pin changes the position of the ends of the hook feeding fingers when at the limit of their forward movement, and thus adapts the fingers for operation upon hooks having dif ferent sized heads.

The hopper 46 (Figs. 1 to 41) in which the hooks are placed loosely, and from which they are delivered to the raceways, comprises a body portion substantially cylindrical in shape but smaller at the center than at the ends so that the hooks placed in the hopper tend to fall toward the ends of the hopper. At each end of the hopper is a ring 61, the inner surface of which is cylindrical and forms a continuation of the inner surface of the body portion. The forward end of the hopper is closed by a ring 68* and a removable plate 64 and the rear end of the hopper is closed by a plate 65. hese plates are provided with journals for a brush shaft which supports a brush within the hopper for sweeping the hooks to the racewa-ys. Si'litable mechanism for operating the brush in a peculiar and novel manner is connected thereto and operated from a pinion at one end of a shaft 80 journaled in brackets extendingupwardly from the frame of the machine. At the other end of the shaft a driving pulley 81 is provided and a clutch mechanism by means of which the shaft can be clutched to the pulley. The clutch mechanism may be of any suitable or well-known construction, and for this reason has not been illustrated in the drawings. The oporation of the clutch mechanism is controlled by means of a rock shaft 82 which isrocked in one direction by a coiled spring 83 and in the other direction by a rod 8%, the upper end of which is connected to an arm 85 secured to the rock shaft, and the lower end to a foot treadle, the depression of the rod serving to clutch the shaft 80 to the pulley 81, and the movement of the rock shaft 82 under the influence of the spring 83 serving to disconnect the shaft from the pulley.

The hopper 4:6 is supported on the frame of the machine by means of a lug 85 projecting from the body portion of the hopper, which lug is bolted to a projection from the frame of the machine, and by means of a bracket 85 bolted to the frame of the machine and to the plate 65. The driving mechanism for the brush shaft Within the hopper is closed in by a casing 85? supported from one of the brackets in which the shaft is journaled.

The features of the invention just (10- scribed, relating to the mechanism for supplying and delivering fasteners to the setting devices, are not claimed herein as they form the subject matter of a divisional ap plication filed March 2, 1911, Serial No. 611,774, patented December 17, 1912, No. 1,047,202.

The main driving shaft of the machine is driven from a belt pulley 86.1ocated at one end of the shaft. This pulley is driven by a belt which passes over the pulley and over a belt-tightening pulley 87 of well-known construction. A belt pulley 88 is secured to or formed integral with the pulley 86, and a belt 89 passes over this pulley and over the pulley 81 from which the shaft 80 is driven. The pulley 86 is rotated constantly, and a suitable clutch and brake mechanism is pro vided by means of which the shaft 20 may be clutched to the pulley 86 or disconnected therefrom and its rotation stopped. This clutch and brake mechanism is not illustrated in the drawings, as it may be of any suitable or well-known construction, and forms no part of the present invention.

Any suitable mechanism may be provided for controlling the operation of the clutch and brake mechanism, and in the machine illustrated in the drawings a mechanism is provided which is quite similar in its construction and mode of operation to mechanism disclosed in applicants prior U. S. Patent No. 93 1 066 for an eyelet setting machine, dated Sept. 1-1, 1909.

This mechanism comprises a clutch-actuating lever 90 pivoted to the frame of the machine, a cam-actuated lever 91 also pivoted to the frame of the machine, and a toggle lever consisting of links 92 and 98 connecting the lower ends of the levers 90 and 91. The lever 91 is provided at its upper end with a cam roll 94 which is arranged to be engaged by a projection on one of the cams secured to the main driving shaft, and the lever 90 is acted upon by a strong coiled spring 95 supported in the frame of the machine. When the links 92 and 93 of the toggle lever are moved out of line with each other the spring 95 acts upon the lever to clutch the shaft 20 to the pulley 8G, and when the links of the toggle lever are returned to the position in which they are in line with each other, the lever 90 is actuated from the cam on the driving shaft through the lever 91 and the links of the toggle lever to disconnect the driving shaft from the pulley and stop its rotation. The cam on the driving shaft from which the clutch-actuating lever 90 is operated is so arranged that the driving shaft comes to rest when the hooksetting plunger-s are in their retracted position and the rip-setting dies are in position between the plungers. The links 92 and 93 of the toggle lever connecting the levers 90 and 91 are moved out of line with eachother by means of an arm 96 pivotally mounted at the point where the links 92 and 93 are connected together. The arm 90 is acted upon by a coiled spring 97 connect-ed to the arm and to the frame of the machine, and the arm is connected to a foot treadle by means of a rod 98. Between the arm 90 and the link 93 a clutch is provided consisting of a roll 99 located between the adjacent surfaces of hardened plates 100 secured to the arm and to an extension of the link. Vhen the links are in line with each other, or nearly so, and the arm 96 is held in its raised position by the spring 97, the links are prevented from moving out of line with each other by the engagement of the roll 99 with the plates 100. When, however, the arm 96 is actuated by the rod 98, it is first swung about its pivot to release the roll 99 from engagement with the plate 100 on the arm, and a movement of the links out of line with each other is permitted during the continued actuation of the arm. The links of the toggle lever are returned to a position in line with each other bymeans of a spring 101 connected to the extension of the link 93 and to the frame of the machine, the movement of the links under the force of the spring being limited by an adjustable stopscrew 102 which contacts with a fixed stop on the frame of the machine.

by the operator by means of the treadle mechanism illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. Referring to these figures, 103 indicates a rock shaft upon which two treadles 10% and 105 are mounted, the treadle 1011 being rigidly secured to the rock shaft and the treadle 105 being mounted to oscillate freely thereon. Arms 106 and 107 project from the rock shaft and are provided with pins 108 and 109. The pin 108 extends over the bent lower ends of the rods 84; and 98 and the pin 109 extends over the bent lower end of the rod -13, so that when the shaft 103 is rocked, all three rods 43, Sat and 98 are depressed. The rod 98 extends some distance below the pm 108, so that during the first portion of the rocking movement of the shaft 103 the rod 98 is not actuated. As a result of this construction, the rod 13 is actuated before the rod 98, and thus the work-clamping jaws and 3e are caused to move into engagement with the work before the driving shaft is thrown into operation. The shaft 80, from which the mechanism for actuating the brush in the hopper is driven, is connected to its dr ing pulley each time the machine is thrown into operation, and is disconnected therefrom each time the machine is thrown out of operation. The brush in the hopper is thus rotated under normal conditions only while the machine is in operation. It is sometimes desirable, however, to rotate the brush when th rest of the machine is not in operation in order to supply the raceways with the requisite number of hooks. To enable the brush to be so rotated, the treadle 105 is connected to the rod Set by means of a chain 110, an actuation of the treadle 105 serving merely to throw the brush in the hopper into operation while an actuation of the treadle 10% throws the entire machine into operation.

The operation of the machine has been indicated in connection with the description above given of the construction and arrangement of the various parts, and will be readily understood by those skilled in the art without a separate description thereof. The shape to be given to the various cam grooves and surfaces will be obvious to those skilled in the art, and these grooves'and surfaces have not been. illustrated in the drawings as they can be readily produced by any designer skilled in the construction of hooksetting and analogous machines.

The invention having been thus described, what is claimed is 1. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, reversely arranged upsetting dies, reversely arranged dies eooperatii with the up-setting dies to set hooks in two sheets of material having their surfaces oppositely disposed, raceways for delivering hooks to each of the hook setting dies, and means cooperating with each of the raceways to engage the outer surface of a hook and feed it to setting position between each up-setting die and its cooperating die.

2. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, reversely arranged rip-setting dies, reversely arranged dies cooperating with the up-setting dies to set hooks in two sheets of material having their surfaces oppositely disposed, raceways having flanges to enter the space between the head and bar rel of the hooks leading to the dies, and means for transferring a hook from each raceway flange to setting position between each lip-setting die and its cooperating die by a movement in continuation of the direc tion of movement of'the hook it leaves the flange.

3. A hook-setting machine, having, in

combination, oppositely disposed rip-setting dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating with the up-setting dies to set hooks in tv0 layers of material, means for feeding a hook to the required position between each upsetting die and its cooperating die, and means for moving the Lip-setting dies to feed the work.

i. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, oppositely disposed up-setting dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating with the Lip-setting dies to set hooks in two layers of material, means for feeding a hook to the required position between each upsetting die and its cooperating die, means for moving the tip-setting dies to feed the work and remove the hooks from the coiiperating dies,'and means for holding the hooks in engagement with the tip-setting dies during their feeding movement.

5. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, oppositely disposed upsetting dies, oppositely disposed hook-setting plungers cooperating therewith to set hooks in two layers of material, means for feeding a hook to ca ch hook-setting plunger, actuating plunger-s for the hook-setting plungers arranged to force the hook-setting plungers toward the Lip-setting dies, spring-pressed pins carried by the actuating plunger-s and arranged to bear upon the hooks, and means for moving the rip-setting dies and actuating plungers to feed the work and remove the hooks from the hook-setting plungers. I

6. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, oppositely disposed Lip-setting dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating with the zip-setting dies to set hooks in two layers of material, a. pair of stationary raceways leading to the dies, a pair of cooperating feeding fingers movable relatively to the raceways for transferring lacing hooks from the raceways to the dies, and a common actuating mechanism for operating said ,fingers simultaneously.

7. A hooksetting machine, having, in combination, oppositely disposed up-setting dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating with the lip-setting dies to set hooks in two layers of material, raceways leading to the dies, feeding fingers for transferring a hook from each raceway to the required position between each up-se ting die and its cooperating die, and a lever and suitable connections to said lever for actuating the feeding fingers and for actuating th'e up-settin'g dies to feed the work.

8. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an rip-setting die, ahook-setting plunger cooperating therewith, a raceway leading to the plunger, a feeding finger for transferring a hook from the raceway to the plunger, and means for adjusting the feeding finger for operation upon books of different sizes.

9. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an up-setting die, a hook-setting plunger provided with a flange to enter the space between the head and the base of a hook, a raceway leading to the hooksetting plunger, a feeding finger arranged to engage the head of a hook and transfer the hook from the raceway to the flange of the hook-setting plunger, and a stationary guide arranged adjacent the flange of the hook-setting plunger in position to engage the neck of the hook and prevent the hook from turning while it is being transferred.

10. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, llOOl{SttlI1g dies, at raceway leading to the dies, a yielding latch arranged to engage the neck of the lowermost hook on the raceway and retain the hook thereon, .and a feeding finger having a head and a shank operating longitudinally of the raceway for transferring the lowermost hook from the raceway to the dies arranged to engage on the opposite side of the hook with its head and acting while in its advanced position to retain the remaining hooks on the raceway with its shank.

11. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an Lip-setting die, a die cooperating therewith to set a hook, and means for actuating the rip-setting die to feed the work and remove the hook from the cooperating die.

12. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an up-setting die, a hook-setting plunger cooperating therewith to set a hook, means for actuating the up-setting die to feed the work and remove the hook from the hook-setting plunger, and means for holding the hook in engagement with the up-setting die during its feeding movement.

13. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an lip-setting die, a. hook-setting plunger cooperating therewith to set a hook, an actuating plunger movable with relation to the hook-setting plunger arranged to engage the hook-setting plunger and force the hook-setting plunger toward the lip-setting die, and a spring-pressed pin carried by the actuating plunger and arranged, to bear upon the hook.

14. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination,-an rip-setting die, a hook-set ting plunger cooperating therewith pro vided with a flange to enter the space between the head and the base of a hook, a raceway leading to the hook-setting plunger, means for transferring a hook from the raceway to the flange of the hook-setting plunger, and a yielding guide separate from the plunger arranged to bear upon the neck of the hook while on the flange.

15. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an up-setting die, a hook-setting plunger cooperating therewith provided with a flange to enter the space be,- tween the head and the base of a hook, a raceway leading to the hook-setting plunger, means for transferring a hook from the raceway to the flange of the hook-setting plunger, and a yielding latch arranged to engage the lowermost hook on the aceway and bear against the hook while being transferred to the flange of the hook-setting plunger.

16. The combination with fastener setting and work-feeding devices, of work-clamping dvices, mechanism for-actuating the clamping devices to alternately clamp and release the work, and means under the control of the operator acting automat'cally to actuate the clamping devices to allow work to be presented to the fa tener setting devices.

17. The com. tion with oppositely disposed rip-setting dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating therewith to set fasteners in two layers of material, means for actuating the lip-setting dies to feed the work, and a guide-plate adjacent the lip-setting dies, of work-holding clamps cooperating with the guide-plate to alternately clamp and release the work, and means under the control of the operator acting automatically to actuate the clamps to allow work to be presented to the fastener set-ting dies.

18. The combination with fastener setting devices, actuating mechanism therefor, a hopper, and a raceway leading from the hopper to the setting devices, of mechanism for delivering fasteners from the hopper to the raceway, mechanism controlled by the operator for throwing into and out of operation concurrently the mechanism for delivering fasteners from the hopper to the raceway and the mechanism for actuating the fastener setting devices, and means for throwing the mechanism for delivering fasteners from the hopper to the raceway into and out of operation independently.

19. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an. upsetting die, a hook-setting plunger cooperating therewith, a race way leading to the plunger, a feeding finger for transferring a, hook from the raceway to the plunger and for locating the hook in proper position on the plunger, and mechanism for actuating the finger having provision for adjustment to adapt the finger for operation upon hooks of different sizes.

20. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, an upsetting die, a hook-setting plunger cooperating therewith provided with a flange to enter the space be tween the head and the base of a hook, a raceway leading to the plunger, a feeding finger arranged to reciprocate on one side of the line of hooks in the raceway in the direction in which the hooks are fed, and means for actuating the finger to engage the head of the lowermost hook in the raceway and move the hook laterally from the raceway onto the plunger.

21. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, a work table, a pair of up-setting dies one on each side of said table, a hook die opposite each up-setting die and cooperating therewith to set hooks in two layers of material, 'a pair of raceways, means for separating hooks from the raceways and presenting them to the dies, and means for imparting proper movements to the up-setting and hook dies to set hooks and thereafter to feed the work.

A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, reversely arranged lip-setting dies, reversely arranged dies cooperating with the rip-setting dies to set hooks in two sheets of material having their surfaces oppositely disposed, and means independent of the die parts for engaging and feeding two hooks to the required positions between each rip-setting die and its cooperating die.

23. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, oppositely disposed up-setting dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating with the up-setting dies to set hooks in two layers of material, raceways leading to the dies, and means independent of the die parts for engaging and transferring a hook from each raceway to the required position between each up-setting die and its cooperating die.

24. A hook-setting machine, having, in combination, oppositely disposed tip-setting dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating with the Lip-setting dies to set hooks in two layers of material, means independent of the die parts for engaging and feeding a hook to the required position between each up-setting die and its cooperating die, and means for moving the up-setting dies to feed the work.

25. A machine for setting shoe fasteners, having, in combination, fastener inserting mechanism, fastener supplying mechanism including raceway, separate trains of operating mechanism for said fastener inserting and supplying mechanisms, a controlling dcvice for each train, an actuator operatively connected with both of said controlling devices to start both mechanisms from positions of rest, and a second actuator operatively connected with but one of said con trolling devices.

26. A machine for setting shoe fasteners. having, in combination, fastener inserting mechanism and operating means therefor, fastener supplying mechanism and operating means therefor, power driven actuating means, and means for connecting both of said mechanisms concurrently, or the fastener supplying mechanism alone, to said actuating means to be started thereby from positions of rest.

7' 27. A machine for inserting fasteners,

having, in combination, fastener inserting and fastener supplying mechanisms, a-drivi "so ing shaft for each of said mechanisms, a clutch on each shaft for controlling the operation of said mechanisms, an operative connection between the driving. members of the clutches for driving one shaft from the jacent the end of the raceway and-forming ianextension of the plate, means to deliver hooks to the carrier from the raceway, an up-setting die, means for setting the hook on the carrier thereagainst, and means for feed-- ing the work relatively to the carrier after" thehook has been set thereby clenched hook from the carrier. 7

29. A hook setting machine, having, in combination, a raceway, a hook holder or carrier normally in hook receiving position adjacent the end ofthe raceway, meanszto deliver hooks to the carrier from the raceway, an upsetting die, means to move-the carrier with a hook thereon toward the upsetting dieto set the hook, and means to remove the clenched hook from the carrier while" the carrier remains in setting position.

30. A hook setting machine, having, in

combination, a hook hopper having a connected raceway comprising a plate to enter the space between the. head and barrel of the hook, an up-setting die, a hook holder 1 or.

carrier movable from receiving position, at

r the end of theraceway plate to setting position at the die, means to deliver'a hook to the carrier while at the raceway, means tomove the carrier past the raceway to set the hook, and means to remove the hook from the carrier by a movement in the direction of feed, after it has been set. 31. A hook setting machlne, having, combination, means for setting hooks ineluding a movable hook holderor carrier, a

stationary raceway; means to deliver a hook from the raceway to the carrier, andmeans 55,

to remove the hook from the carrier after it has been set, said two last named means acting to-move the hook substantially in the direction of the line of feed. r- 1,

32 A Ihook setting machine, having, in combination," means for setting hooks including a movablehook holding or carrying flange extendingacross the line of feed, a stationary raceway for delivering ;a hook' sidewise to said flange before thesetting ope eration, and meansto remove the hook-side-,

removing the I wise from said flange after the setting operation.

33. A hook-setting machine, having,

combination, a raceway comprising a plate to enter the space between the head and barrel of a'hook, an up-setting die, a hooksetting plunger coeperating therewith provided witha flange to enter the space between'the head and barrel of the hook, said flange being normally at the end of the race way with its edge forming oan'extension of" to the flange, a guide mounted on the raceway constructed and arranged to engage ,the

neck of the hook as it is transferred, and means to move the hook-setting plunger past the racewayand guide; to set the hook.

341.; A hook-setting, machine, having, in combination, an up setting die, a hook-set ting plunger coep'erating therewith having :ahook-receivingflange, a raceway leading to the plunger-flange, means for transferring a hook from the raceway to the plunger flange without altering the direction of 'movement ofgth'ehook after. it leaves the V raceway, a hook guideto correctly position the hook ontheflange, and means to move the hook-setting'liplunger past the end of the raceway and guide and toward the up setting die to set the hook.

35 In a machine of the character depivoted at its entering end, the free end-ensame in position on the die. 36. A hook setting machine, having, in

dies, oppositely disposed dies cooperating with the up setting dies to set hooks in two the edge of the raceway plate, means for transferring a hook from the raceway plate scribed, a reciprocating hookholding die .having a laterally extending flange adapted to receive each hook as fed to it from the raceway, and a spring pressed member gaging the back. of the hook to retain the l combination, oppositely disposed up-setting layers of material, devices for delivering pairs of hooks to. said dies, one hook of-each pair for each: set of cooperating dies, said pairs of hooks being disposed on said devices WiththGlI barrels pointlng in opposite directions and with their heads pointing in the same directlon and'means for engaging and feedlng said pairs of hooks to setting positionbetween each-set of coeperating dies r 7, a a A "-37. A hook settingrmachine, having, in

combination, oppositely disposed 'up-setting idies, oppositely disposed dies :cooperating with the'up-setting'dies to set hooks in two'layers of material, two raceways leading to the dies fordeliveringpairs of hooks to said dies comprising parallelly arranged flanges to enter thesp'ace between the head and barrel of the hooks, means for 'supply- 7 7 ing hooks to corresponding edges-of said raceway fianges with their barrels pointing toward :each other,and means for'engaging and" feeding said; pairsof hooks to setting position between each set of cooperating dies. 7

3S. A nachine for setting lacing hooks or studs, having in combination, two reversely arranged setting anvils in line with each other, two opposed. hook supporting plates cooperating therewith, and mechanism, for feeding. hooks onto said plates whereby two opposed hooks may be set.

39. A. machine for setting lacing hooks and studs, having, in combination, two hook setting anvils. reverscly arranged in line with each other, two opposed hook supporting plates.cooperating therewith, two guideways through which hooks are fed to the hook supporting plates, feed slides for transferring hooks from the guid ways to the hook supporting plates, plungers carrying said hook supporting ,pla tes, mechanism for simultaneously reciprocating the plungers, and mechanism for simultaneouslyoperating the feed slides.

40. A machine for setting lacing hooks or studs, having, in. combination, an anvil plate provided with a hook setting anvil on each side arranged one 1n line. with .the other, two 0 )oosed hook supportin ala-tes coo 36X- l l .L i b.

atin therewith mechanism for feedin a: 7 :3 hooks onto said plates, and devicesv ior positioning the two. sides of a shoe upper on opposite sides of the anvil plate.

41. A machine for setting lacing hooks or studs, having, in combination, an anvil plate provided with a hook setting anvil on. each side arranged one in line with the other, two. opposed hook supporting plates cooperating therewith, and means for feeding the two sides of. an upper on opposite sides of the anvil plate and maintaining them in fined relation.

A. machine for setting lacing hooks, or studs, having, in combination, an anvil plate provided with a hook setting anvil on each side arranged one in line with theother, two opposed hook setting plates, mechanism for feeding hooks onto said plates, mechanism for reciprocating said plates, and mechanism for causing a disengagement between said plates and hooks after the setting operation.

a3. In a machine for setting lacinghooks,

a hook support, means for cooperating there with to set a hook, and hook engaging means for moving the hook relatively to. said support while the support is. in the hook, to feed I the work automatically into position to receive the next hook so as to. properly space the hooks in the work.

44. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, hook support, an anvil having a feeding point, means for causing relative movement of the hook support and anvil to set a hook,

and means for moving the anvil laterally while said feeding point is in the hook and inoyement of the point.

4l'6'. in a machine forsetting lacing hooks, an anv1l,a carrier thereton'. said anvil. havinga feeding point, and said carrler belng movable laterally for feeding the work, 3 means fornaomngthe CitlTlGl. toqfeed the work hook-engaging. meansv for, supporting thehock in cooperative relation to said feedin )oint for feedin said hook-en a in i3 D) D b b 'nieans and said anvil being capable of relativemovement toward and from each...other for flaring. .the hook, and means for imparting. such LBlitlllVG movementto flare the hook.

l7. A machine-for settingul acing hooks,

having, in combination, a hook support, means. for-cooperating therewith to. set. a hook, and means engaging in the-barrel. of the set hook for moving the hook to feed the work.

48. A machine for setting lacinghooks, having, in combination, a hook support, means for cooperating therewithtto, set. a hook, hook engaging:1neans,mechanism for actuating. said meansto movethe hook relatively to the support while the support is in thehook to feed the work, and means for adjusting the throw of said actuating mechanism. V I

49. In a machine for: setting lacing hooks, hook clenching devices including a hook support and means for cooperating therewithto set a hook, means for supporting and guiding the work to. the hook clenching devices, and hook-engaging means for moving the hook relatively to the hook support while position toreceive the neXt hook so as to give the hooksa predetermined spacing in the work.

50. A machine for setting lacing hooks and the like in the upper of a boot or shoe, having, in combination, means adapted to set a lacing hook in said upper embodying a tool adapted to project into the barrel of said lacing hook during the settingoperation, and mechanism adapted to move said tool laterally thereof after the setting operationandwhilesaid tool still projects into said barrel, whereby said upper may be fed to space said hooks.

51. A hook setting machine, having, in

1 I Copies of this patent may be obtained for combination, a hook support, an upsetting die having a feeding point, means for caus ing relative movement of the hook'support and die to set a hook, and means for moving the upsetting die laterally while said feeding.

point is in the hook to feed the hook.

52. A hook setting machine, having, in combination, reversely arranged upsetting dies, reversely arranged hook-setting dies cooperating with the upsetting dies to set hooks in two opposed sheets of material having their surfaces oppositely disposed, raceways leading to the hook setting dies, cooperating hook separating devices movable relatively to the raceways for delivering,

hooks from the raceways to the hook-setting dies, and actuating mechanism for operating said devices.

53. A hook setting machinephaving, in. combination, a support provided with two upsetting dies arranged onein line with the 1 other, two opposed hook supporting plates cooperating therewith, mechanism for delivering hooks to said plates, and devices for.

positioning the two sides ofa shoe upper at opposite sides of said support with the upsetting dies against the inner surfaces of the sides of the upper.

54. A machine for setting lacing hooks, having, in combination, two opposed sets of hook setting devices constructed and ar ranged to set hooks in two sheets of material having their surfaces oppositelydis-x posed, and mechanism for delivering hooks to each set of hook setting devices;

55. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two upsetting dies fac ing in opposite directions, two cooperating hook setting devices having hook carriers,

'movably' mounted carriages for said hook setting devices, and mechanism operating said carriages of both hook setting devices in unison. V j

56. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising means for sustaining in operative position both edges of the two 1 sides of a'shoe upper arranged with their surfaces oppositely disposed, means for delivering two lacing hooks approximately simultaneously to said edges and setting said hooks,.and means for simultaneously releasing said hooks when so set.

57. A hook setting machineof the nature described comprising means for sustaining a shoe upper, dles bearing respectively hook setting devices cooperatingwith said described comprising means for sustaining two sides. of .a shoe upper with their edges extending in the same general direction, and two-lacing hook carriers delivering tov t said upper from opposite directions.

59. -A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising means for sustaining twosides of a shoe upper with their edges extending in the same general direction, two lacing hook carriers delivering to said upper from opposite directions, and means cooperatmg with said carriers to set said lacing hooks. I

In testimony in presence of two witnesses.

,Witness'es: I I 1 FRED FISH, 1 -ALFRED H.HILDRETH.

whereof I affix my signature,

ononon GODDU.

five cents each by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, ID 03- v Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,217,088.

It is hereby certifiedthat in Letters Patent No. 1,217 ,088, grantedFebruary 20, 1917, upon the application of George Groddu, of Winchester, Massachusetts, for an improvement in .Machines for Setting Fasteners, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 65, for the oomponnd Word hook-setting read up-setttng; and that the said Letters Patent should he read with this correction therein that the Same mey conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 24th day of April, \A. D., 1917.

[SEAL] F. W. H. CLAY,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 01. 218-17. p 

